Risk Assurance Lead

Ethos BeathChapman; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ethos Beath Chapman seeks an experienced Risk Assurance and Controls testing professional to join a high-performing risk function in a complex, highly regulated environment on an initial 6 month day rate arrangement.

You will lead a team delivering first-line risk support, oversee non-financial risk assessments and control governance across a large customer-focused division, and partner with senior stakeholders to strengthen risk frameworks, remediation efforts and governance culture.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in risk, controls, compliance, or audit functions.
• Strong knowledge of operational risk management frameworks and non-financial risk practices.
• Experience facilitating risk assessments, control reviews and governance forums.
• Ability to analyse risk data and provide practical recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of risk and assurance professionals, driving performance, capability and engagement.
• Facilitate risk management forums and provide meaningful insights to senior stakeholders.
• Oversee non-financial risk assessments, risk reviews and control governance activities.
• Support regulatory attestations, assurance reviews and audit-related activities.
• Partner with business leaders to review risk profiles, strengthen control frameworks and implement effective risk treatment plans.
• Provide advice on change risk assessments and support the successful delivery of transformation initiatives.
• Assist control owners in developing remediation strategies and sustainable control solutions.
• Identify opportunities to automate, simplify and improve risk and control processes.
• Drive risk awareness, capability uplift and continuous improvement initiatives across the business

Skills

Risk management

Non-financial risk

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Audit

Leadership

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Risk Assurance and Controls testing professoinal to join a high-performing risk function within a complex, highly regulated environment on an initial 6 month day rate arrangement. This role offers the sucessful candidate the opporutnity to lead a team responsible for strengthening operational risk management, control effectiveness, and business assurance capabilities across a large customer-focused division

Reporting into senior risk leadership, you will lead a high-performing team responsible for providing first-line risk support and oversight across a complex business portfolio. You will play a critical role in helping the business identify, assess and manage non-financial risks while driving a strong risk culture and enhancing control frameworks.
This is a highly visible role that combines people leadership, strategic risk advisory, assurance activities and stakeholder engagement across multiple business units.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of risk and assurance professionals, driving performance, capability and engagement.
• Facilitate risk management forums and provide meaningful insights to senior stakeholders.
• Oversee non-financial risk assessments, risk reviews and control governance activities.
• Support regulatory attestations, assurance reviews and audit-related activities.
• Partner with business leaders to review risk profiles, strengthen control frameworks and implement effective risk treatment plans.
• Provide advice on change risk assessments and support the successful delivery of transformation initiatives.
• Assist control owners in developing remediation strategies and sustainable control solutions.
• Identify opportunities to automate, simplify and improve risk and control processes.
• Drive risk awareness, capability uplift and continuous improvement initiatives across the business

Ideal Background

• Demonstrated experience leading teams within risk, controls, compliance, assurance or audit functions.
• Strong knowledge of operational risk management frameworks and non-financial risk practices.
• Experience facilitating risk assessments, control reviews and governance forums.
• Proven ability to analyse risk and controls data, identify trends and provide practical recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across both business and risk functions.
• Experience supporting regulatory obligations, audit activities and remediation programs.
• A pragmatic and commercial approach to risk management, balancing customer outcomes with risk objectives.
• Previous experience within banking, financial services, insurance or other highly regulated environments.